Chapter 27: Star-Destroyers in Your Face — Moved Yet?

The Tendou family was attacked. The news reached the Metropolitan Police Department quickly. Everyone who heard it was stunned. Who dared to attack the Tendou family? Before anyone could react, the sky suddenly twisted. Five colossal warships emerged from the void. One of them opened its cannon ports—aimed directly at the city below. The others scattered and flew to different parts of the world. People in the Tokyo area looked up at the sky. Those still going about their morning routines felt a deep chill. Even though the sun had just risen— even though it was the middle of summer— all anyone felt was cold. They were being targeted. Panic spread through Tokyo the moment the Star-Destroyers appeared. People received emergency alerts and rushed out of their homes to look up. When they saw the warships, they froze in disbelief. Fear rapidly set in. "This must be a joke..." "Spaceships?!" "Is this some international prank?" "What's going on?!" "Why are we being targeted?!" Everyone felt their scalps tingle. No one could understand what was happening. Miori Shiba stepped outside when she heard the commotion. She looked up, saw the warships—and fell silent. She calmly snapped a photo and sent it to the group chat. Miori Shiba: \\[Can anyone explain this??] \\[I'm being targeted by a Star-Destroyer.] Despite her words, she felt no fear. She knew takumi had arrived. Though his entrance was a bit too intense... He came straight in and locked the city down with warships? Chika Fujiwara: \\[Good grief!!] \\[Aliens have landed!!] Sagiri: \\[Terrifying!!!] Megumi Kato: \\[Isn't this a bit too much? They're probably scared out of their minds.] Everyone in the group was shocked by the scene. Seriously? Using Star-Destroyers to announce your arrival? Anyone who didn't know would think it was an alien invasion. Meanwhile, takumi wasn't responding to the group. He had already hacked the entire network of this world. In an instant, all online activity froze. No one could send or receive any messages. Every screen now displayed takumi's face— including those browsing... questionable sites. He had hijacked the entire internet. "Good morning, everyone." With his authority powers, takumi had taken over the network. Now, anywhere with signal could see his broadcast. And with the warships hovering over the cities— plus the Star-Destroyer in orbit aiming at Earth— everyone was dumbfounded. What in the world...? "Allow me to introduce myself. I'm takumi" "I come from another world." "I'm here for one thing—" "The cursed children." "I want all of them!" "Any objections?" People usually say not to panic—record a video first. But now they couldn't even do that. No wonder they were losing it. Those who heard his speech were confused. Cursed children? He came here to take the cursed children? No one understood what was going on. But takumi didn't plan on explaining. He continued speaking: "By now, you should understand your situation." "I've taken control of your networks and communications." "All your planes, cars—everything's shut down." "Don't resist." "I'm reasonable, but that doesn't mean I'm kind." "Frankly, I hate your world." takumi rambled on. Maybe it had been too long since he'd talked to anyone— he just couldn't stop. After going off on several tangents, he finally got back to the point. "The cursed children." "You abandoned them—so I'll take them." "From now on, all cursed children please head to open areas." "Cool robots will descend from the skies to pick you up." "I will bring you to a new world—safe, full of food, with soft beds and a better life." "In that world, you'll go to school, live under sunlight, and receive everything you deserve." "So trust me." "This world has no god, but if you'll accept me, I can be yours." "If any regular person wants to join us, that's fine too—" "As long as you've never harmed the children." With that, takumi snapped his fingers. Small ships and robots began appearing outside the warships, activating and descending to the cities below. One after another, they flew down to retrieve the cursed children. At that moment, everyone was left speechless. No one understood what was happening. But when the robots started moving, people finally snapped out of it. "Damn it!!" "What the hell—this is too arrogant!" "We never agreed to this!!" Some shouted in outrage. Others directly attacked the robots. The robots, without hesitation, raised their arms— and fired. A single beam wiped out the threat. Anyone who resisted was eliminated. This was takumi's base command: Protect the cursed children above all else. Anyone who obstructed or tried to harm them— the robots had full authorization to kill. Thus, war broke out the moment they landed. Some people refused to submit. But in the face of overwhelming force, resistance was futile. takumi had already taken control of the world's weapons. Want to launch a missile? Sorry—it's locked. Nothing could move. Even if you had decent hardware or personal power, who could fight takumi's robotic army? Rebellion was hopeless. Meanwhile, the robots began evacuating the children. And the whole thing was livestreamed. Some children had been skeptical at first— —but when they saw the robots fiercely protecting their friends, —they began to believe.